When Children Have Children. (cover story)

ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; TEENAGE mothers; CHILD care services; HEALTH facility-based child care; CHILD care; CHILD rearing; TEENAGE parents; TEENAGE pregnancy

The article features the Teen Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), an organization that helps teenage mothers and provides an outlet for these women to give back the same encouragement to other women in the U.S. The organization is an affiliate of the Mothers of Preschoolers International. Teen MOPS started in Modesto, California in 1995. By 2006, the organization has grown to have 100 groups in 32 states in the U.S. and one in Canada. The style of management varies by location, however, they follow a common format which includes a free meal, free childcare, and a meeting that consists of games, speakers, discussions, and creative activities.